Peter Jackson Taps Lee Pace For Elf King In ‘The Hobbit’

COMMENTS (13)

• I was personally hoping for David Tennant, but Lee Pace will be an excellent Elven King!

  Comment by Michelle — Monday May 2, 2011 @ 12:56pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Thought that Pace was a breakout star on “Pushing Daisies” – glad to see him get a better role than “Marmaduke.”

  Comment by chris — Monday May 2, 2011 @ 1:07pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Awww. I was hoping for David Tennant. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I think Lee Pace is awesome…but David Tennant would have been epic.

  Comment by Irish — Monday May 2, 2011 @ 1:13pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Yeah, I feel the same way: Tennant would have been amazing. Here’s hoping Jackson will still put Tennant in the film – maybe as Bard??

  I do like Lee Pace, though, and am happy for him. I’ve just never seen him play anything other than cuddly, shy Ned on Pushing Daisies. But Jackson seems excited about casting him, so I will be optimistic.

  Comment by Anne — Monday May 2, 2011 @ 1:45pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Pace is awesome. He was great in “The Fall,” great in “Soldier’s Girl,” even great in “Good Shepherd,” but yes, stabbed his credibility in the face just a bit with “Marmaduke.” But hey, even Clooney has “Batman & Robin” and luckily, no one saw “Marmaduke.”

  Comment by bounder — Monday May 2, 2011 @ 3:22pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Tennant?? Blehhhh. He would have been the most quirky, unnerving Thranduil ever.

  Comment by JohnDoe — Monday May 2, 2011 @ 3:48pm PDT  Reply to this post

• I like that Peter Jackson is using relatively unknown actors. It’ll make it easier to “disappear” into Middle-Earth when the film is released. If he had cast David Tennant I would be sitting there thinking “Oh look, there’s Dr Who playing an elf”.

  Comment by Anonymous — Monday May 2, 2011 @ 3:48pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • As opposed to “Oh look, there’s Doctor Who playing a wizard”? But I’m quite happy with the Pace casting, though it would be nice to see Tennant elsewhere in the films.

    Comment by wg — Monday May 2, 2011 @ 10:24pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Wait, I thought Aidan Turner was playing this role and that’s why he had to quit Being Human? *confused*

  Comment by shelly — Tuesday May 3, 2011 @ 10:14am PDT  Reply to this post

  • Aidan Turner is playing one of the dwarves.

    Comment by PJ — Tuesday May 3, 2011 @ 6:50pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Aidan is playing one of the dwarves- Kili.. I was hoping for David Tennant as well but Lee look’s more like he could be Legolas Dad!

  Comment by andie — Wednesday May 4, 2011 @ 4:29am PDT  Reply to this post

  • Thanks for the clarification. Odd, I could’ve sworn it was Aidan but I guess that was just a rumor.

    Re: people wanting David Tennant, he may have gotten to the point in his career where he’s too busy to commit to such a long and hectic filming schedule and would have probably turned it down. Let’s not forget he also has a new baby and a wedding to deal with soon.

    I would’ve loved Colin Morgan (Merlin) to play an elf, he’s definitely got the ears for it! But he’s probably too busy, too.

    Comment by shelly — Wednesday May 4, 2011 @ 9:55am PDT  Reply to this post

• Lee Pace is just too awesome ! And i can’t wait for him playing as Garrett (Twilight Saga:Breaking Dawn) and the Hobbit as well. aza aza fighting !!

  Comment by hida — Sunday May 8, 2011 @ 2:40am PDT  Reply to this post